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Originally Posted by jago25_98

For me, inflation is less the concern and more just the fact that the batteries need replacing.

I've seen quite a few fail though and it's both dangerous and annoying that the batteries are getting glued down

Sorry but I see that you had me state «batteries are the main problem in tech obsolescence». I did not say that and I do not think that. Where did you read that?

I think that: (*) on palm devices I will want to replace the battery with a bigger one, as I do (for clear practical purposes - you want it thin have it thin, you want it long-lasting have it long-lasting), that (*) I should be free to replace them hassle free as a basic feature (there is hardly a need to do differently), that (*) I should be free to turn off my device at will as a basic condition (you cannot fully trust what is inside). And of course, that batteries may fail, get old etc. and a fix should not require a professional.
And I also just noted above that (*) it is officially recognized that replacing the battery is a core professional feature, since Samsung is doing accordingly for its professional range, and that (*) reportedly glued batteries can break the device (by bending it and cracking it).
And (*) I am skeptical that proper battery management can be done with power banks - batteries do not like being charged frequently. And also, (*) I use different batteries for different purposes - that which I use for tethering is not of those which I carry around.

Originally Posted by jago25_98

People aren't smart enough and keep getting onlt part of what they deserve.

I am so convinced of that that I try not to make it a constant statement, for diplomatic reasons. But hey, if you say it first... (One note about terms: moving money is voting, "they" - Median Jacks - buy, hence the get what they deserve. The problem is that they/this damage/s the rest.)

And/but in fact the problem is not obsolescence: the problem is that everywhere (not just personal assistants) new products are getting worse and worse. Take again the example of my post above: Samsung comes out with an implicit "But hey, we do not forget that there exist doctors, law enforcement and military, firefighters (etc.)" - in general, *professionals* (to whom reliability of instruments is important etc.) - since when the general idea about consumers is instead that of "buyers killing time"? This worsening comes from median buyers' acceptance and subscription to the worsened products.